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> try going to one This is probably the best hint that they might not be so useful. The truth is most people never go to libraries.

by rb808 8y ago

romaniv 8y ago
Some users of this website might never go to libraries, but every time I go to our local library there are tons of people there.
- prolikewh0a 8y ago
  Every Seattle Public Library branch I go to is packed full every single day they're open, especially people using their computers.
droopyEyelids 8y ago
Most people don't go to hospitals either. At any given moment they're probably serving less than .5% of the population.
bovermyer 8y ago
"Most people," huh? Got a source for that?
- 394549 8y ago
  >>> try going to one >> This is probably the best hint that they might not be so useful. The truth is most people never go to libraries. > "Most people," huh? Got a source for that? His real name must be "Most People" and what he said is entirely an anecdote describing his own personal habits and preferences.
zeugmasyllepsis 8y ago
The truth is, plenty of people go to libraries. By my local library's annual 2017 report, they have 625,000 active library card holders which collectively visited the library over 10 million times. [1] This is one of the busiest library systems in the country, but shows that, at least within a local region, libraries may be heavily used. [1] https://kcls.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2018/03/2017-Year-in-Review-WEB.pdf https://kcls.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2018/03/2017-Ye...
TimTheTinker 8y ago
> most people never go to libraries. Perhaps, but most* people would benefit from doing so. * >= 50%
EpicEng 8y ago
>The truth is most people never go to libraries The truth is, most people don't go to _any_ single place. A lot of people frequent libraries, but they're probably not in the same socioeconomic place as you. When you wrote that last sentence, did you stop to think that maybe you don't really know what you're talking about?
rainbowmverse 8y ago
Almost everyone in Georgia has and uses a PINES card, and they're very happy about it.[1] The library here in Winder just re-opened after renovating to add and expand a bunch of non-book services and make room for all the people who go to it. You know nothing about libraries. Go to one. [1] https://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/statistics/ https://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/statistics/
peckrob 8y ago
My town just built a new library to replace the overcrowded old one a few years ago. Just this week, they bought more property adjacent to the building because the new library is running out of parking. That's a lot of people not going to a library. :)

> try going to one This is probably the best hint that they might not be so useful. The truth is most people never go to libraries.

by rb808 8y ago

> try going to one This is probably the best hint that they might not be so useful. The truth is most people never go to libraries.

romaniv 8y ago

Some users of this website might never go to libraries, but every time I go to our local library there are tons of people there.

prolikewh0a 8y ago
Every Seattle Public Library branch I go to is packed full every single day they're open, especially people using their computers.

droopyEyelids 8y ago

Most people don't go to hospitals either. At any given moment they're probably serving less than .5% of the population.

bovermyer 8y ago

"Most people," huh? Got a source for that?

394549 8y ago
>>> try going to one >> This is probably the best hint that they might not be so useful. The truth is most people never go to libraries. > "Most people," huh? Got a source for that? His real name must be "Most People" and what he said is entirely an anecdote describing his own personal habits and preferences.

zeugmasyllepsis 8y ago

The truth is, plenty of people go to libraries. By my local library's annual 2017 report, they have 625,000 active library card holders which collectively visited the library over 10 million times. [1] This is one of the busiest library systems in the country, but shows that, at least within a local region, libraries may be heavily used. [1] https://kcls.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2018/03/2017-Year-in-Review-WEB.pdf https://kcls.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2018/03/2017-Ye...

TimTheTinker 8y ago

> most people never go to libraries. Perhaps, but most* people would benefit from doing so. * >= 50%

EpicEng 8y ago

>The truth is most people never go to libraries The truth is, most people don't go to _any_ single place. A lot of people frequent libraries, but they're probably not in the same socioeconomic place as you. When you wrote that last sentence, did you stop to think that maybe you don't really know what you're talking about?

rainbowmverse 8y ago

Almost everyone in Georgia has and uses a PINES card, and they're very happy about it.[1] The library here in Winder just re-opened after renovating to add and expand a bunch of non-book services and make room for all the people who go to it. You know nothing about libraries. Go to one. [1] https://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/statistics/ https://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/statistics/

peckrob 8y ago

My town just built a new library to replace the overcrowded old one a few years ago. Just this week, they bought more property adjacent to the building because the new library is running out of parking. That's a lot of people not going to a library. :)